Use this form to measure student engagement for: body language, physical disposition, work habits, response to direction, routines, mood/affect, … [Read more...] about Observational Measurement of Student Engagement
This Is Gabe
This is Gabe. . . If you want to know Gabe you have to look carefully, because with Gabe, appearances can often be deceiving. He looks like he … [Read more...] about This Is Gabe
Wisdom From Small Moments
There are many big moments in life (you know, playing cello for Yo-Yo Ma), and many big decisions to make, (such as which college you want to … [Read more...] about Wisdom From Small Moments
Side-By-Side
Side-by-side, covered in dirt and dripping with sweat; we dug, pried, lifted and rolled. We dragged and pulled those hunks of granite from the … [Read more...] about Side-By-Side
Report Card
Rachel is a really smart girl, but she has to work harder than most people think to get good grades in school. This has been a tough year for her … [Read more...] about Report Card
Happy Eighteenth Birthday – Rare Air
Rare Air For an instant, one crucial moment waiting on the edge, time stands still. Your bow is poised over the strings, your back stiff and … [Read more...] about Happy Eighteenth Birthday – Rare Air
Problem Solving
You learn a lot in college if you focus and apply yourself, but most important is what you learn about how to solve problems, how to persevere … [Read more...] about Problem Solving
Pack of Peanuts
Rachel is teaching cello to a peanut. The pint-sized girl has to sit on a doll's chair just to make it possible for her feet to brush the floor. … [Read more...] about Pack of Peanuts
Mailing A Package
Rachel: "Is this too bulky to mail?" (a bunch of odd items she's sending to a friend at college, all stuffed randomly into a large yellow … [Read more...] about Mailing A Package
I Signaled
The wind blew in gusts of 50 mph yesterday. With a bow saw on each shoulder I climbed 20 feet into the snarled branches of the cherry tree. … [Read more...] about I Signaled
Grocery Shopping With My Daughter
On the way to the store we both try to get the other to listen to our preferred music, and must admit that over the years we have each broadened … [Read more...] about Grocery Shopping With My Daughter
Happy Graduation
Ben, I’m impressed. Throughout high school, with quiet dignity, you conquered every challenge you faced. You worked hard, very hard, and then you w … [Read more...] about Happy Graduation